WEBVTT SIMILAR LAWS IN IDAHO, UTAH, AND WYOMING. IN COMMITMENT 2020 NEWS A DEMOCRAT CAME TO IOWA TODAY TO SAY HE IS NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. CALIFORNIA BILLIONAIRE TOM STEYER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN DES MOINES LESS THAN TWO HOURS AGO. >> I’M NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AT THIS TIME. STEVE: STEYER HAS BLANKETED THE IOWA AIRWAVES WITH ADS CALLING FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUM DURING THE AFTERNOON EVENT AT THE DOWNTOWN HILTON, STEYER SAID THAT NEED TO IMPEACH WILL STILL BE HIS FOCUS IN 2019. >> I WILL BE DEDICATING 100% OF MY TIME, EFFORT, AND RESOURCES TO ONE CAUSE WORKING FOR MR. TRUMP’S IMPEACHEMENT AND REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. STEVE: STEYER ALSO ANNOUNCED HE PLANS TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETINGS ACROSS THE COUNT

California billionaire Tom Steyer, who has led a national campaign calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, said he won't be jumping into the 2020 presidential race, though speculation swirled as he visited the first-in-the-nation caucus state Wednesday.

The 61-year-old Democrat said was expected to make an announcement in Des Moines regarding his political future. The visit came a few days after Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren made appearances in Iowa as she explores a presidential bid.

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Instead of running for president, Steyer said he's fully committed to his "Need to Impeach" campaign instead.

In spring 2018, Steyer’s ads calling for the president’s impeachment hit Iowa airwaves, saying foreign business dealings and the firing of FBI Director James Comey were grounds for removal from office.

Iowa Republicans rebuked the ad, calling it a “very poorly veiled attempt” for Steyer to gain exposure in an already-heated election cycle.

Steyer is scheduled to speak in Ankeny on Wednesday evening about comprehensive public education, from pre-K to college to advanced skills training, one of his “5 Rights.” Others include the right to an equal vote, to clean air and water and to health. There is speculation that those issues could serve as the basis for his platform in 2020.